Tess Kimbrell and Lindsey WilliamsTess Kimbrell and Lindsey Williams

ECED 4300 CECED 4300 C

Dr. Tonja RootDr. Tonja Root

Spring 2007Spring 2007

33rdrd Grade Grade

Correspondence WritingCorrespondence Writing

Pen Pal LettersPen Pal Letters

Lindsey WilliamsLindsey Williams

ECED 4300 CECED 4300 C

Dr. Tonja RootDr. Tonja Root

Spring 2007Spring 2007

Correspondence WritingCorrespondence Writing

Letter Writing to Pen PalsLetter Writing to Pen Pals

PrewritingPrewriting

PrewritingPrewriting Pen Pal lettersPen Pal letters

• Letters sent regularly to people you Letters sent regularly to people you do not already knowdo not already know

• Sometimes in other countriesSometimes in other countries PrewritingPrewriting

• What you want person to knowWhat you want person to know• What you want to know about What you want to know about

personperson Graphic OrganizerGraphic Organizer

• Body textBody text

Pen Pal

About me About my family

My community Questions

My school/ friends

Example Example

Newman, A. (2005). Pen pals of sierra gorda. Retrieved April 12, 2007, from Newman, A. (2005). Pen pals of sierra gorda. Retrieved April 12, 2007, from Latin America Committee Web site: Latin America Committee Web site:

http://www.gardnerbirds.com/lac/Pen_Pals/pen_pals.htmlhttp://www.gardnerbirds.com/lac/Pen_Pals/pen_pals.html

ExampleExample506 Country LaneNorth Baysville, CA 53286December 16, 2004

Dear Susan, It feels like such a long time since the last time I saw you. I know it's only

been several weeks since I saw you. So far my summer has been great! I spend my all my weekends at the beach. I am getting a nice tan and you

can no longer say I am paler than you. I have been playing lots of volleyball, surfing and building a nice collection of sea shells. Just this past weekend I took second place in a sandcastle building contest!

On the weekdays I work. I drive an ice cream truck around and sell ice cream to the kids. It is so cool. It is a combination of the two things I love most, ice cream and kids. The pay isn't too great but I love the job so much.

I hope the summer's been going well for you too. There's only a month and a half left in summer vacation and after that it's back to school. Would you like to meet up some time to before school starts?

Your friend, Signature

http://www.letterwritingguide.com/samplefriendlyletter.htm

PracticePractice Show students the graphic organizerShow students the graphic organizer Choose a shared event in schoolChoose a shared event in school Fill in the school and community Fill in the school and community Write about some features of the Write about some features of the

classroom and communityclassroom and community Guide students on how to appropriately Guide students on how to appropriately

tell about themselves, and their familiestell about themselves, and their families Come up with some questions to ask Come up with some questions to ask

pen palspen pals

AssessmentAssessment

Allow students to fill in the graphic Allow students to fill in the graphic organizer.organizer.

Check the graphic organizersCheck the graphic organizers• CompleteComplete• AppropriateAppropriate

Tess KimbrellTess Kimbrell

ECED 4300 CECED 4300 C

Dr. Tonja RootDr. Tonja Root

Spring 2007Spring 2007

Correspondence WritingCorrespondence Writing

Letter Writing to Pen PalsLetter Writing to Pen Pals

DraftingDrafting

Pen Pal LettersPen Pal Letters

Pen Pal lettersPen Pal letters• Getting to know others through lettersGetting to know others through letters• From other placesFrom other places

DraftingDrafting• Who pen pal is (name/address)Who pen pal is (name/address)• Greeting and body textGreeting and body text• ClosingClosing

Graphic OrganizerGraphic Organizer• Structuring letter by formStructuring letter by form

Address of Pen Pal____________________________________________________________________________________

Greeting and name_______________________________,

Body of letter_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Closing and signature________________________________________________________

PracticePractice Show students the graphic organizerShow students the graphic organizer

Show correct way to write addressShow correct way to write address

Discuss possible greetingsDiscuss possible greetings

Review the shared prewriting organizer Review the shared prewriting organizer

Guide students on how to transfer Guide students on how to transfer

information from prewriting organizer information from prewriting organizer

Discuss possible closingsDiscuss possible closings

AssessmentAssessment

Vakharia, M. (2004). Pen pals: Communicating with the community. Retrieved April 12, 2007, from Education Transfer Plan Web site: http://iisme.org/etp/Elem%20-%20Pen%20Pals%20-%20Communicating.pdf

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No words are intelligible

Incorrect letter formation, but words are discernable

Good handwriting and spacing

Excellent handwriting and spacing

No capitals and periods.

Few capitals and periods.

Some capitals and periods

All sentences with capitals and periods

No elements of friendly letter are discernable.

Some elements of friendly letter in correct positions.

Most elements of friendly letter in correct positions.

Correct friendly letter form

No complete sentences.

Short simple sentences without descriptive words.

Some extended sentences with descriptive words.

Thoughtful grammatically correct sentences with descriptive words